For Immediate Release: Friday, March 29, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to safeguard Americans’ access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court in two consolidated cases to uphold […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today led a coalition of eight attorneys general asking the court to take stronger action against John Caldwell Spiller, II after Spiller violated permanent robocall and telemarketing bans. “This defendant has repeatedly violated the court’s order and continued […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today honored Nash County Major Miste Strickland with the Attorney General’s Dogwood award for her 28-year career with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office. Major Strickland is retiring this week as the first female major in the history of […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he reached a $2,100,000 settlement to resolve allegations that Mako Medical Laboratories, LLC submitted false claims to the North Carolina Medicaid program. Mako is headquartered in Raleigh and operates a clinical laboratory performing, among other […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today congratulated the Raleigh Police Department on making two arrests last week in sexual assault cold cases. “The victims of these terrible crimes deserve our best efforts to solve their cases and hold their offenders accountable,” said Attorney […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement applauding the U.S. Congress for funding U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) so CBP can install equipment it already has to detect fentanyl in vehicles entering the United States. “Nine North Carolinians a day […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in a case challenging the FDA’s regulations governing access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone. “Restricting access to a safe, effective medication isn’t about […]
For Immediate Release: Saturday, March 23, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement on the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which became law on March 23, 2010. “Fourteen years after the Affordable Care Act, and one year on from Medicaid expansion, North […]
Friday, March 22, 2024 Earlier this week, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office sent out a warning about a phone scam that’s been on the rise. People are receiving calls from someone claiming to be a Guilford County deputy who says they must pay a fine immediately to avoid being arrested. To make matters worse, the […]
Attorney General Josh Stein March 2024 North Carolina is a beautiful state. People want to live and raise a family here. That kind of growth can constrain housing options for folks. North Carolinians are dealing with higher rent rates, higher interest and complex mortgages, or bad actors trying to take advantage of homeowners. This month, […]